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  1. #1 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38%, Sports 26.7%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 10%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%

  2. #2 Retro Football Boss
    95% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
    Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.2%, Sports 19.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 7.7%, Retro 3.1%

  3. #3 Matchday Manager
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky Conker Games
    Windows

    Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.5%, Sports 19.1%, Simulation 14%, Management 10.1%, Old School 4.6%

  4. #4 PIX Football Manager
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.7%, Sports 20.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 8.9%, 1990's 6.7%

  5. #5 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    93% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2018
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.9%, Sports 18.9%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 5.6%, Text-Based 3.3%

  6. #6 99Managers Futsal Edition
    91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.6%, Sports 21.3%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 7%, Tactical 5.4%

  7. #7 Player's Eleven
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2020
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    You're the manager and it's your team. Play Player's Eleven now! Run the club of your choice or work your way up from the bottom to the top. Extensive editing options available.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.5%, Sports 19.9%, Management 15%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  8. #8 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpex Studio
    Windows

    Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.4%, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 15.2%, Management 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  9. #9 LeManager
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LudoCar
    Windows · Mac

    LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Sports 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  10. #10 Football Manager 26
    87% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.8%, Sports 25.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 9.9%, Strategy 3.5%

  11. #11 Football Academy Director
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Merla Interactive
    Windows

    Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.5%, Sports 26.7%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Text-Based 4.3%

  12. #12 New Star™ Manager
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 525 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.6%, Sports 27.7%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 10.3%

  13. #13 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Catoo Games
    Windows

    Become the manager of a football team and take full control of your club. Manage scouting, training, facilities, and squad development. Choose your philosophy: focus on coaching and tactics, or invest in developing the next generation of stars. Success depends on your decisions.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5%, Sports 28%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 7.5%, Tactical 5.1%

  14. #14 The Chairman
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
    Windows

    The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.2%, Sports 28.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 9.7%, Idler 4.4%

  15. #15 Foosball Manager
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: machnikl
    Windows · Mac

    Foosball Manager is a table football management sim. Scout, sign, and train your squad. Set your tactics, then call the shots from the sideline as your players act on their own across a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.9%, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 3.6%

  16. #16 FC Tycoon 2027
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Darkwave Studios
    Windows

    A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.5%, Sports 24.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 11.6%, Text-Based 5.5%

  17. #17 Underdog Futsal
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Havenarc
    Windows

    Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.3%, Sports 22.9%, Management 14%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 2.9%

  18. #18 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    82% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
    Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
    Windows

    The original retro-­styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.9%, Sports 24.3%, Management 10%, Simulation 9.7%, Retro 3.1%

  19. #19 Eleven Legends
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HillRock Studio
    Windows

    Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.8%, Sports 22.1%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 2.8%

  20. #20 Soccer Manager 2026
    81% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,856 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.4%, Sports 15.4%, Management 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Simulation 7.5%

  21. #21 Football Life
    81% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Dupee Studio
    Windows

    Beyond tactics and transfers, build and run your club as the manager—facility expansion and upgrades, staff, budgets, board relations, and youth recruitment and academy intake.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.6%, Sports 13.7%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Tactical 6.3%

  22. #22 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Halfspace Games
    Windows

    Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.4%, Sports 24.5%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 3.4%

  23. #23 Football Owner 2025
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmonia Games
    Windows

    Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38%, Sports 27.7%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.8%

  24. #24 Proper Football Boss
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Boot Room Games
    Windows

    Remember when football was proper? Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.5%, Sports 13%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 7.8%, Old School 4.4%

  25. #25 Fifth Tier
    78% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: HS GAMES
    Windows

    You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.2%, Sports 19.5%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Text-Based 2.7%

  26. #26 Football Academy Manager
    75% matchNo user reviews92% of 266 reviews2026
    Dev: Hubi
    Windows

    Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49%, Sports 20%, Management 14.4%, Tactical 6.4%, Simulation 6%

  27. #27 Premier Manager 10
    78% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
    Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.3%, Sports 36.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 9.9%

  28. #28 UltFoot: Football Manager
    77% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
    Windows

    Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.9%, Sports 26.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 3.8%

  29. #29 HALFTIME Manager
    76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Lazybraindev
    Windows

    A classic football manager in a modern guise: take charge of a club, fine-tune your tactics and experience every matchday as a compact TV broadcast with a 2D pitch, live ticker and half-time dressing room. Six nations, three leagues per country, one shared European cup.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.3%, Sports 20.5%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.9%, 1990's 5.4%

  30. #30 Football City
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Another Game
    Windows

    Manage your team in this voxel based football (soccer) management simulator. Make active decisions directly influencing the events in the match. Can you win the league?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.6%, Sports 18.4%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 5.8%

  31. #31 Master Manager
    76% match6 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Hasbeen Games
    Windows

    You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.6%, Sports 24.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Management 7.1%

  32. #32 Football Club Management 2023
    75% matchMixed51% of 163 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.6%, Sports 20.4%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Tactical 5.3%

  33. #33 Empire Eleven 2026
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows

    Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.6%, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 3.9%

  34. #34 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 440 reviews2026
    Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.3%, Sports 15.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Management 8.5%, Old School 5.7%

  35. #35 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rich Smalley
    Windows

    Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45%, Sports 25.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 1.8%

  36. #36 Boss Of FCs
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Altair Games
    Windows

    Boss Of FCs is a text-based game that includes strategy, simulation and football/soccer. You will start on this path with a certain budget and move towards success and wealth by making the right moves. Make the best deals and the best transfers, buy and sell clubs and move towards the top...

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.3%, Sports 19.9%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 6%, Text-Based 5.8%

  37. #37 BFM 26
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
    Windows

    A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.6%, Sports 30%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.4%, Text-Based 4.1%

  38. #38 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58%, Sports 22.5%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 2.4%

  39. #39 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.3%, Sports 35.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 4.5%

  40. #40 Forever World Cup Simulator
    71% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.8%, Sports 21.8%, Management 11%, Simulation 11%, Text-Based 8.1%

  41. #41 Flipping Football Clubs
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Michael Maiden
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.3%, Sports 24.1%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 3.1%

  42. #42 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
    Windows

    Give your team its own identity, watch your tactics come alive on matchday and manage the victories, setbacks and ego clashes that follow.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.6%, Sports 25.5%, Management 10.2%, Tactical 4.1%, Text-Based 3.5%

  43. #43 Non-League Football Manager
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Black Cannon Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.4%, Sports 26.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Text-Based 4%, Strategy 3.9%

  44. #44 Backyard Soccer '98
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2024
    Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
    Windows

    Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.3%, Sports 29.3%, 1990's 5.6%, Simulation 5.6%, Retro 2%

  45. #45 Actua Soccer 2
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 27 reviews2022
    Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this classic soccer simulation from 1997, experience fast-paced action with a variety of game modes, from friendlies to seasons. Play with one of 11 national teams, Alan Shearer's hand picked All Star team, or your own custom team. Features motion capture from a young Michael Owen.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53%, Sports 26.5%, 1990's 8.8%, Old School 6.7%, Retro 4.8%

  46. #46 New Star™ Soccer 5
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 876 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.1%, Sports 34.7%, Simulation 15.2%

  47. #47 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    70% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Heroic Games Studio
    Windows

    The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.3%, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 3.9%

  48. #48 F11 Football Manager
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: Factotum
    Windows · Mac

    Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?

    Why similar: Sports 32.9%, Football (Soccer) 30%, Simulation 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Management 8.4%

  49. #49 Retro Football
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Laevum Games
    Windows

    Retro Fútbol is a football management game inspired by the classics of the 1990s. Manage your squad, transfers, tactics, stadium, and finances, and lead your club to the top season after season.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.4%, Sports 18.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 9.6%, 1990's 5.6%

  50. #50 Monster Scout
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: GESKT
    Windows · Mac

    Monster Scout is a soccer scouting game that tests your ability to discern player traits, as stats ARE NOT immediately visible. The fate of your team relies on your judgement. Enjoy the authentic coaching experience.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.2%, Sports 23.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 4.6%

  51. #51 Sim: World Cup Manager
    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Jfsimgames
    Windows

    Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31%, Sports 30.6%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 7.3%, Text-Based 5.3%

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